IT & Computing
What software is available at CCI?
We have a range of software available on our computers on-site, and that you can install on your ...
How to use ORB
What is ORB?
ORB stands for Online Resource Booking, and it is UAL's way of booking access to Technical Resour...
How to access the CCI ORB
How to Login You can log in to ORB using your UAL username and password: Go to orb.arts.ac.uk. E...
How to book a space using ORB
You can book a space at CCI by using the SISO app or in a or a web browser. Step 1 - Login For mo...
How to cancel a booking in ORB
You can cancel a booking by visiting ORB on the SISO app or in a or a web browser. You can book a...
How to get the app
Step 1 – Install the App The ORB app is called "smarthub" on both App Stores: Android Download an...
IT How To Guides
How do I borrow a laptop?
We operate a laptop locker system that issues Apple MacBook Pro 13" (Intel and M1 Pro) laptops ou...
How to find an Internet Provider
There are a number of different courses at CCI with different modes of study, obviously students ...
How to pick a new computer
This information was updated in Spring 2024 for the 2024-25 academic year. You can see a list of ...
How to add a device to the UAL-IoT Wi-Fi network
The UAL IoT network is set up for devices that cannot authenticate to UAL-WiFi or eduroam because...
How to use Apporto
Apporto is a system used for remote access Cyber Security Labs. GN3 User guide Apporto Guide
GitHub
Find out how to use Git and the git.arts.ac.uk GitHub Enterprise server.
Forking a Git Repository
A common way to run classes at the CCI is for your lecturer to manage homework through a main git...
Setting Up a Git Repository
Git is a tool for versioning code. A git repository is a folder of files where changes made over ...
How to set up VS Code with git.arts.ac.uk
(a.k.a. GitHub Enterprise for UAL) GitHub provides a version of its version control platform for ...
Getting Started with Git and Github
Many classes in the CCI will either require or encourage you to use git and github in your work. ...
CCI Server
Find out how to connect to the CCI Server cci.arts.ac.uk.
How to access the CCI air quality data
We have several AirGradient indoor and outdoor air quality sensors at the Greencoat building, whi...
How to connect to the CCI server
We run the CCI server as a resource to host websites and projects for students and staff at CCI, ...
Using CCI's MQTT endpoint
MQTT is a networking protocol that uses a 'publish-subscribe' model (where some machines 'publish...
How to Connect to MySQL Database on the CCI Server
Please consult this article, if you don't know how to connect to the CCI Server. Download and ins...
Python
Python language
If you are brand new to the Python programming language, you first need to have it properly insta...
Installing Python (Windows)
For Windows: If your laptop is new, and you have never used it to compile a Python file, it is mo...
Installing Python (MacOS)
NOTE: Mac OS no longer has a pre-installed version of Python in their systems (S...
Setting up environments
Global and Virtual environments Now that we have installed Python, we mentioned that it comes wit...
How to enable GPU support with TensorFlow (Windows) (For High Holborn only)
This article will guide you through how to enable GPU computing for Tensorflow on High Holborn DE...
How to enable GPU support with TensorFlow (macOS)
If you are using one of the laptops on loan of the CCI, or have a Macbook of your own with an M1/...
Enable GPU support with Pytorch (macOS)
This tutorial is to enable the use of the GPU in the Macbooks available on the lockers. All of th...
How to install CUDA Toolkit on your personal Windows PC
What is CUDA Toolkit and why do you need it? In simple words CUDA Toolkit allows you to develop s...
Simple PyTorch Project
Overview This guide will walk you through a very simple PyTorch training pipeline. Accompanying c...
Audio Files with Librosa
Code and audio for this article can be found here: https://git.arts.ac.uk/ipavlov/WikiMisc/blob/m...
How to configure Weights & Biases for you ML project
What is Weights & Biases? Weights & Biases (wandb from now on) is a platform for AI/ML developmen...
Dataset Augmentaion
This article will cover how you can increase the size of your original dataset with the help of d...
Why can't I access this UAL website from UAL's network?
One of the most common issues with accessing UAL websites is that people have changed the DNS set...